Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-11
TOPICS.
The Railway Commissioners Of the North.
west Would Act as Constitutional Ad-
visors to the Interstate ommerc
C0mmissi0n.
RAILROAD NOTES

NOTES.
| Spokane Chronicle: T. F. Cakes, OF the
Northern Pacific, will pass over the road
in q few weeks and while in Spokane, is ex-
| pected to inquire into the desirability OF
extending a branch road to the Big Bend.
Bozeman Chronicle: President Harris
| OF the Northern Pacific, spent Sunday in
| Butte, and it is altogether probable that
the enterprising Butteites caught his ear
long enough to prove to him the advan-
taees of a shorter line between Bozeman
and Butte.
RUSHING THE SOUTH FORK
Murray Sun: Supt. George, of the South
Fork railroad insists that he will blow the
| whistle at Osborn on the Fourth of July.
The entire right OF way has been secured
except through Fred. Stevens ranch, i'm
mediately below Osborn. If this cannot
be obtained the track will be laid alongside
the county road. which is said to be wide
enough for all purposes. The right of way
has also been secured to Wallace, except
through the ranch OF Otto Anderson, who,
a few days ago, drove off some axmen who
endeavored to clear away the timber for
the company. The high water has not
interfered with the contract work on the
hillside grades, and now that the water has
gone down it is the intention of the COM
pany to push the work with the utmost
speed, and also put the part already con-
structed in the best possible shape.
MoeuLs FOR THE UNION.
Miles City Journal: The west bound
freight yesterday took three large "Mogul'
engines west to Helena. They were nan
featured in London, and are to be used on
the Montana Union. They looked to be
one story higher than the ordinary en-
CINE.
THE PRINCIPLE
ST. PAUL, June 9.-The convention OF
railroad commissioners of the Northwest
ern States this morning passed this resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
member OF this convention the phrase
Under substantially similar circumstance
aud conditions in the fourth section OF
the interstate law to be construed literally
and that the lower rate to the manufac-
turer or producer is not in conflict with
the spirit of this section Of that law; pro-
vided that all persons and localities under
substantially similar circumstance and
COAO1VlOu6 dIC UICdVcu dlh duO UucS
would respectfully ask from the Interstate
Commerce Commission an official interpre-
tation of the section.
The secretary to whom was referred the
matter of having uniform blanks for re-
turns to be made by the railroad compa-
MES. recommended that no change be made
this year, but that the Interstate Com
mission call a general convention of rail-
road Commissioner to consider the mat
ter and adopt the uniform blanks The
report was adopted.
COMMITTEE ON REICH CLASSIFICATION
reported in favor of calling the attention
of the Interstate Commission to the
utility and Importance of maintaining a
uniform classification, covering the railroad
freight traffic of the entire country. The
resolution strongly approving section five
OF the Interstate law and asking it's en-
forcement by the National and State Com
missions passed, declaring it b eimperative
duty of the railroad company to equip
their freight cars as fast as practicable
possible with safety or
AUTOMATIC
and with power brakes also that unless the
railroad companies commence work within
a certain time that it be the duty OF the
railroad commissioner to recommend the
enactment Of proper avs looking to the
accomplishment of this much desired end,
in reference to the Sunday work question.
The commissioners strongly recommend
that no more trains be run on Sunday
is i~mperatively necessary to the pub
given power to call the next meeting any
hof0ro CanOrcee rnnyonoo